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13 Creepy, Scary Or Unpleasant Experiences Solo Travelers In This Online Group Went Through

Article created by: Jurgita Dominauskaitė

Traveling alone gives you a whole new level of feeling of freedom. You can do whatever you want, you don’t need to accommodate someone else’s needs or take their opinion into consideration, you have time to reflect and be with yourself and your experience solely depends on your decisions.

While all of that sounds nice, being alone in another country might get dangerous. There is nobody to have your back and you are an easy target for thieves and perpetrators. Solo travelers have their own horror stories and some of them shared what unpleasant adventures they’ve been through when Reddit user g_1234 asked “Solo travelers, what is your creepiest travel story?”

More info: Reddit

#1 Someone Tried To Enter This Woman's Room In The Middle Of The Night And The Receptionist Told Her She Didn't Have A Reservation


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#2 Woman Was Almost Taken To The Jungle By A Tuktuk Driver


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#3 Person Was Harassed By Border Control












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#4 Person Didn't Find Their Hotel Because Taxi Driver Dropped Them Out A Few Streets Away


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#5 Woman Was Cornered By A Pack Of Domesticated Dogs By Their Owner's Command








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#6 Pilot Knew Passenger's Name And They Started Getting Calls From Russian Phone Numbers








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#7 Person Woke Up To Their Hotel Room Being Burgled




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#8 Person Got Almots Mugged On The Steps Of Sacre Couer In Paris


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#9 Woman Was Lost In Paris And Two Men Started Following Her




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#10 Someone Took A Ring Off This Man's Finger While He Was Asleep On The Train




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#11 Woman Was Hitchhiking And The Truck Driver Was Being Too Personal And Wanter Her To Sleep In His Truck






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#12 Person Saw A Guy Pushing An Empty Baby Stroller Along The Highway


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#13 The Airport Being Empty Looked Spooky

I once flew from Anchorage, AK to Valdez, AK... the Valdez airport is so quiet and empty it was spooky

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